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Isaiah 40 – King James Version (KJV)

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The Greatness of God

(cf. Luk 3:4–6 )

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Isa 40:1 - Comfort ye,^H5162 comfort ye^H5162 my people,^H5971 saith^H559 your God.^H430

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Isa 40:2 - Speak ye^H1696 comfortably^H3820 to Jerusalem,^H3389 and cry^H7121 unto her,^H413 that^H3588 her warfare^H6635 is accomplished,^H4390 that^H3588 her iniquity^H5771 is pardoned:^H7521 for^H3588 she hath received^H3947 of the^H3027^➔ LORD'S^H3068 hand^➔^H3027 double^H3718 for all^H3605 her sins.^H2403

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Isa 40:3 - The voice^H6963 of him that crieth^H7121 in the wilderness,^H4057 Prepare ye^H6437 the way^H1870 of the LORD,^H3068 make straight^H3474 in the desert^H6160 a highway^H4546 for our God.^H430

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Isa 40:4 - Every^H3605 valley^H1516 shall be exalted,^H5375 and every^H3605 mountain^H2022 and hill^H1389 shall be made low:^H8213 and^H1961^➔ the crooked^H6121 shall be made^➔^H1961 straight,^H4334 and the rough places^H7406 plain:^H1237

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Isa 40:5 - And^H1540^➔ the glory^H3519 of the LORD^H3068 shall be revealed,^➔^H1540 and^H7200^➔ all^H3605 flesh^H1320 shall see^➔^H7200 it together:^H3162 for^H3588 the mouth^H6310 of the LORD^H3068 hath spoken^H1696 it.

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Isa 40:6 - The voice^H6963 said,^H559 Cry.^H7121 And he said,^H559 What^H4100 shall I cry?^H7121 All^H3605 flesh^H1320 is grass,^H2682 and all^H3605 the goodliness thereof^H2617 is as the flower^H6731 of the field:^H7704

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Isa 40:7 - The grass^H2682 withereth,^H3001 the flower^H6731 fadeth:^H5034 because^H3588 the spirit^H7307 of the LORD^H3068 bloweth^H5380 upon it: surely^H403 the people^H5971 is grass.^H2682

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Isa 40:8 - The grass^H2682 withereth,^H3001 the flower^H6731 fadeth:^H5034 but the word^H1697 of our God^H430 shall stand^H6965 for ever.^H5769

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Isa 40:9 - O Zion,^H6726 that bringest good tidings,^H1319 get^H5927^➔ thee up^➔^H5927 into^H5921 the^H2022^➔ high^H1364 mountain;^➔^H2022 O Jerusalem,^H3389 that bringest good tidings,^H1319 lift up^H7311 thy voice^H6963 with strength;^H3581 lift^H7311^➔ it up,^➔^H7311 be^H3372^➔ not^H408 afraid;^➔^H3372 say^H559 unto the cities^H5892 of Judah,^H3063 Behold^H2009 your God!^H430

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Isa 40:10 - Behold,^H2009 the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 will come^H935 with strong^H2389 hand, and his arm^H2220 shall rule^H4910 for him: behold,^H2009 his reward^H7939 is with him,^H854 and his work^H6468 before him.^H6440

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Isa 40:11 - He shall feed^H7462 his flock^H5739 like a shepherd:^H7462 he shall gather^H6908 the lambs^H2922 with his arm,^H2220 and^H2436^➔ carry^H5375 them in his bosom,^➔^H2436 and shall gently lead^H5095 those that are with young.^H5763

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Isa 40:12 - Who^H4310 hath measured^H4058 the waters^H4325 in the hollow of his hand,^H8168 and^H8064^➔ meted out^H8505 heaven^➔^H8064 with the span,^H2239 and comprehended^H3557 the dust^H6083 of the earth^H776 in a measure,^H7991 and weighed^H8254 the mountains^H2022 in scales,^H6425 and the hills^H1389 in a balance?^H3976

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Isa 40:13 - Who^H4310 hath directed^H8505 the Spirit^H7307 of the LORD,^H3068 or^H376^➔ being his counsellor^➔^H376^H6098 hath taught him?^H3045

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Isa 40:14 - With^H854 whom^H4310 took he counsel,^H3289 and who instructed him,^H995 and taught him^H3925 in the path^H734 of judgment,^H4941 and taught him^H3925 knowledge,^H1847 and^H1870^➔ shewed to him^H3045 the way^➔^H1870 of understanding?^H8394

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Isa 40:15 - Behold,^H2005 the nations^H1471 are as a drop^H4752 of a bucket,^H1805 and^H7834^➔ are counted^H2803 as the small dust^➔^H7834 of the balance:^H3976 behold,^H2005 he taketh up^H5190 the isles^H339 as a very little thing.^H1851

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Isa 40:16 - And Lebanon^H3844 is not^H369 sufficient^H1767 to burn,^H1197 nor^H369 the beasts thereof^H2416 sufficient^H1767 for a burnt offering.^H5930

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Isa 40:17 - All^H3605 nations^H1471 before him^H5048 are as nothing;^H369 and^H657^➔ they are counted^H2803 to him less than nothing,^➔^H657 and vanity.^H8414

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Isa 40:18 - To^H413^➔ whom^H4310 then^➔^H413 will ye liken^H1819 God?^H410 or what^H4100 likeness^H1823 will ye compare^H6186 unto him?

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Isa 40:19 - The workman^H2796 melteth^H5258 a graven image,^H6459 and the goldsmith^H6884 spreadeth it over^H7554 with gold,^H2091 and^H7577^➔ casteth^H6884 silver^H3701 chains.^➔^H7577

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Isa 40:20 - He that is so impoverished^H5533 that he hath no^H5533 oblation^H8641 chooseth^H977 a tree^H6086 that will^H7537^➔ not^H3808 rot;^➔^H7537 he seeketh^H1245 unto him a^H2796^➔ cunning^H2450 workman^➔^H2796 to prepare^H3559 a graven image,^H6459 that shall^H4131^➔ not^H3808 be moved.^➔^H4131

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Isa 40:21 - Have ye^H3045^➔ not^H3808 known?^➔^H3045 have ye^H8085^➔ not^H3808 heard?^➔^H8085 hath it^H5046^➔ not^H3808 been told^➔^H5046 you from the beginning?^H7218 have ye^H995^➔ not^H3808 understood^➔^H995 from the foundations^H4146 of the earth?^H776

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Isa 40:22 - It is he that sitteth^H3427 upon^H5921 the circle^H2329 of the earth,^H776 and the inhabitants thereof^H3427 are as grasshoppers;^H2284 that stretcheth out^H5186 the heavens^H8064 as a curtain,^H1852 and spreadeth them out^H4969 as a tent^H168 to dwell in:^H3427

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Isa 40:23 - That bringeth^H5414 the princes^H7336 to nothing;^H369 he maketh^H6213 the judges^H8199 of the earth^H776 as vanity.^H8414

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Isa 40:24 - Yea,^H637 they shall^H5193^➔ not^H1077 be planted;^➔^H5193 yea,^H637 they shall^H2232^➔ not^H1077 be sown:^➔^H2232 yea,^H637 their stock^H1503 shall^H8327^➔ not^H1077 take root^➔^H8327 in the earth:^H776 and^H1571^➔ he shall^H5398^➔ also^➔^H1571 blow^➔^H5398 upon them, and they shall wither,^H3001 and the whirlwind^H5591 shall take them away^H5375 as stubble.^H7179

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Isa 40:25 - To^H413^➔ whom^H4310 then^➔^H413 will ye liken me,^H1819 or shall I be equal?^H7737 saith^H559 the Holy One.^H6918

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Isa 40:26 - Lift up^H5375 your eyes^H5869 on high,^H4791 and behold^H7200 who^H4310 hath created^H1254 these^H428 things, that bringeth out^H3318 their host^H6635 by number:^H4557 he calleth^H7121 them all^H3605 by names^H8034 by the greatness^H7230 of his might,^H202 for that^H533^➔ he is strong^➔^H533 in power;^H3581 not^H3808 one^H376 faileth.^H5737

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Isa 40:27 - Why^H4100 sayest thou,^H559 O Jacob,^H3290 and speakest,^H1696 O Israel,^H3478 My way^H1870 is hid^H5641 from the LORD,^H3068 and^H430^➔ my judgment^H4941 is passed over^H5674 from my God?^➔^H430

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Isa 40:28 - Hast thou^H3045^➔ not^H3808 known?^➔^H3045 hast thou^H8085^➔ not^H3808 heard,^➔^H8085 that the^H430^➔ everlasting^H5769 God,^➔^H430 the LORD,^H3068 the Creator^H1254 of the ends^H7098 of the earth,^H776 fainteth^H3286 not,^H3808 neither^H3808 is weary?^H3021 there is no^H369 searching^H2714 of his understanding.^H8394

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Isa 40:29 - He giveth^H5414 power^H3581 to the faint;^H3287 and to them that have no^H369 might^H202 he increaseth^H7235 strength.^H6109

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Isa 40:30 - Even^H3286^➔ the youths^H5288 shall faint^➔^H3286 and be weary,^H3021 and the young men^H970 shall^H3782^➔ utterly^H3782 fall:^➔^H3782

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Isa 40:31 - But they that wait^H6960 upon the LORD^H3068 shall renew^H2498 their strength;^H3581 they shall mount up^H5927 with wings^H83 as eagles;^H5404 they shall run,^H7323 and not^H3808 be weary;^H3021 and they shall walk,^H3212 and not^H3808 faint.^H3286

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